[IRCA] WMRO 1560khz Full Power/ND Test Announced. Update on WOKY QSL's. More!

["Les Rayburn" <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WMRO in Gallatin, TN is going to do a brief full power 1KW, Non-Directional 
test this coming Sunday night/Monday
Morning as they test out their remote control/automation system. Please note 
the following on this important test:

The test is automated. No live personnel will be at the station, so please 
no telephone calls. Also Monday is a holiday, so no telephone calls on 
Monday either. This is a request directly from the station, so please 
respect it.

WOKY DX Test QSL Information: Engineer Kent Winrich reports that he has not 
forgotten about the requests for
verifications on the test. Kent and his family have moved twice in the past 
few months, and his workload is also
very heavy. Please be patient. The QSL's will be sent, though it may be some 
time before they are received.

Here are the January Tests currently scheduled:

WMRO 1560khz Gallatin, TN Maintenance Test
Date(s): January 15th, 2007 (Late Sunday night, early Monday morning)
Time: 1AM Central Time to 2AM Central Time (1 Hour Test)

Modes of Operation: "Inventory Insert" 60 Second Long Test inserted into 
local breaks
at approximately :24 past the hour, :34 past the hour, and :48 past the 
hour.

Test will be conducted at 1KW, Non-Directional pattern. Station is testing 
remote control/automation
features.


Programming: 60 Second Long "Inventory Insert" during local breaks. These 
include Morse Code ID's and
sweep tones. Music will be transmitted in the "Bright AC" format, with 
artists like John Mayer, Five for Fighting,
Goo Goo Dolls, etc.


Notes:  Remote Control/Automation testing. A song/artist list should be 
available after the test to help with verification. DX'ers are encouraged to 
note song title and artist along with exact time so that we can compare that 
to the playlist.

The test will be automated. DO NOT CALL THE STATION! Also, do not call on 
Monday which is a federal holiday.

QSL Information: Station is handling QSL's directly, however, Scott Bailey 
is dealing with some serious family medical issues, so responses may take 
quite some time. Please be patient and do not expect a reply for several 
weeks.

E-mail reception reports may be sent to:
sbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Send Postal reports and/or recordings to:

Scott Bailey, President & General Manager
WMRO Radio, Magic 1560
P.O. Box 1445
Gallatin, TN  37066

Please include a SASE for reply.

Our thanks Scott Bailey of WMRO, who's always been very DX Friendly! And 
also to Paul Walker, who helped to arrange yet another test for all of us.

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KRSN 1490khz Los Alamos, NM Maintenance Test

Date(s): Sunday Morning (Late Saturday Night) January 28, 2007

Time: 0100-0110, 0200-0210, & 0300-0310 Mountain Time. Ten minute long test 
period at the top of each hour.

Modes of Operation: Special DX Test. 640 Watts, Non-Directional

Programming: Phonetic voice ID's, Morse Code ID's, Sweep Tones.

Notes:  This will be a challenging test, as KRSN is on an STA that allows 
them only 640 watts. The antenna is a short (about 80 foot) folded unipole 
mounted on a 150 foot tower. The top of the tower supports several bays of 
cell phone antennas.

KRSN has a new Harris transmitter, which they will be testing.

QSL Information: Reception reports via e-mail are preferred. Send reports 
to:
dxtest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For those who cannot send e-mail reports, the address for Postal reports is:

KRSN AM 1490
145 Central Park Square
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Please include an SASE for reply.

A recording of the test is requested. The following formats (only) are 
acceptable:
.MP3 or .WAV for e-mail attachments. Audio CD or cassette for Postal 
reports. If a recording is not available, please include a detailed 
description of your reception including the sequence of test elements, 
description of sweep tones, etc.
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WFIF 1500khz Milford, CT Maintenance Test

Date(s): Saturday Morning (Late Friday Night) January 26, 2007

Time: 12:01AM (Eastern Time) until 12:11AM (Eastern Time) Test is
10 minutes long in duration.

Modes of Operation: WFIF is testing their new remote control system to be 
sure that the station can be switched on/off remotely or during emergencies. 
3KW Non-Directional. WFIF is a daytimer, so this is a rare chance for many 
to log them.

Per their engineer, Mr. Willie Barnes, the test will consist of "voice ID's 
and several tones, along with a "wavering" tone. If people have Cool Edit 
(or Audition) they can use the spectrum display and that tone will show up 
as a horizontal sine wave in the specrograph. That makes it very easy to 
see, as well as hear".



Programming: Voice ID's, tones, and a "wavering tone".


QSL Information: Reception reports via e-mail are most desired. Postal 
reports are not encouraged and may not be responded to at all, based on 
station's limited resources and manpower.

E-Mail all reports to Mr. Willie Barnes, Chief Engineer at:


WFIFeng@xxxxxxx

A recording of the test is requested. The following formats (only) are 
acceptable:
.MP3 or .WAV for e-mail attachments. If a recording is not available, please 
include a detailed description of your reception including the sequence of 
test elements, description of sweep tones, etc. Screen capture images of the 
horizontal sine wave can also be sent as file attachments.


Les Rayburn, N1LF
NRC/IRCA Broadcast Test Coordinator
Please call anytime 24/7 if your transmitter
will be off the air for maintenance.
(205) 253-4867 

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